We are excited to be showcasing some great new writers in our Slinkies Under 30s program. Here, Slinkies digital editor, Aleesha Paz asks LIBBIE CHELLEW, some indepth questions about her writing, her aspirations and her wardrobe. To grab a copy of Hard Knots by Libbie Chellew, just click the Slinkies cover below. 1.Tell us about … Read More
Writing to the Edge with Marjorie Lewis-Jones
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Writing To The Edge? I’d been to see an exhibition of works by Kenyan-born, New York-based artist Wangechi Mutu at the MCA. It featured the installation Exhuming Gluttony: Another Requiem, which had wine bottles oozing liquid onto a large wooden table in a … Read More
Writing to the Edge with Alana Kelsall
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Writing To The Edge? The memory of my sister and I climbing the pine trees at the side of the house was prompted by her sudden death after a short illness. I began thinking of the shape of our lives, how we seemed … Read More
Writing to the Edge with Richard Holt
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Writing To The Edge? Her dark ground began as a very short piece in a format I often use to develop ideas. It worked well enough to warrant expansion, even though its scale is still very modest. I love how there is really … Read More
Writing to the Edge with Hilary Hewitt
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Writing To The Edge? Both prose poems that will appear in WTTE reflect some frustration I feel about current political and environmental situations. But they started with the small detail–in one poem, from a bit of internet browsing (often a source of wonder … Read More
Writing to the Edge with Jonathan Hadwen
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Writing To The Edge? The piece is what I would call a sequence of prose poems, and is mostly made up of observations I made in the rather colourful suburb of Brisbane where I live. Some of these observations are real, and some … Read More
Writing to the Edge with Kevin Gillam
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Writing To The Edge? My poem “moth words” is a series of thoughts, maxims, images and philosophical whims. I try to write in a style that is open to a number of interpretations. I very much like writing to suggest as much as … Read More
Madelaine Baud: Flashing the Square
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Flashing the Square? I was looking in the mirror and I saw a scar that I almost forgot I had. The family dog, Fritz, bit me when I was a kid (right on the face, thanks Fritz). Seeing the scar, I didn’t … Read More
Ally Scale: Flashing the Square
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Flashing the Square? The visual often inspires me. I was sitting on a bench on Collins St and I noticed a wedding party entering St Michael’s church. I observed them for a while, fascinated by the frenzy—that euphoric mix of elation and … Read More
A.S Patric: Flashing the Square
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Flashing the Square? ‘HB’ was inspired by the realisation that a simple act of friendship, a quiet moment of companionship, can also unwittingly be the most brutal experience of someone’s life. 2. Tell us about your process. (Do you start sparse and … Read More